With the end of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy season, most of the players from Chivas USA’s U18 squad will be heading to college. One of those players is goalkeeper Jake McGuire, who will be joining Chivas USA for their Reserve League match against the LA Galaxy next Monday, July 22 at the StubHub Center before heading to college.

“I feel great. With the Academy being over, it’s good to be out there on the field and be able to feel the game again before I go off to college. The college season starts literally once I arrive, so it’s good to get games right before the season starts.

On August 9, McGuire will be heading to the Midwest to start a new chapter at the University of Tulsa, school that was his number one choice since the start of his search.

“It’s going to be a great time, I could already tell,” McGuire said. “I know a couple of guys on the team from my visit and the coaches are great, really humble guys. It’s really a hidden gem of a school, not a lot of people know about it, but I think the world of that school and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”

And McGuire is heading to Oklahoma with first-class training. For three consecutive summers, McGuire has joined Chivas USA’s First Team training sessions, preparing alongside professional players and coaches that have continuously helped him and guided him in the right direction.

“They’ve told me to always focus on the details and the fundamentals. That’s what’s going to separate you from the guys that want to be crazy, get big saves and look amazing but if you’re making the saves that you’re suppose to make, the big saves will come naturally. That’s what I’ve been focusing on, making saves that I know I can make and trying to get to the ones that I think I can make,” McGuire finalized.

Make sure to follow McGuire and his possible participation in Monday’s Reserve League match against the LA Galaxy on Chivas USA’s official Twitter page: @cdchivasusa.